GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |